Breñas
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Breñas | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2.687 tons | ||
| Completed | 1933 - Akers Mekaniske Verksted A/S, Oslo | ||
| Owner | Fred Olsen & Co, Oslo | ||
| Homeport | Oslo | ||
| Date of attack | 7 Aug, 1942 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-108 (Klaus Scholtz) | ||
| Position | 08.38N, 53.45W - Grid EO 2276 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 34 (1 dead and 33 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Ascension - Maranhão, Brazil - Trinidad - New York | ||
| Cargo | 3044 tons of general cargo | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 01.33 hours on 7 Aug, 1942, the Breñas (Master Oscar Kløcker) was torpedoed and then shelled by U-108 and sank later in 10°20N/56°10W. A Brazilian mess boy was lost. 32 survivors abandoned ship in one lifeboat and two rafts and were rescued and put ashore in Trinidad on the 12 August. The master was taken prisoner by the U-boat, landed at Lorient on 10 September and was brought to a POW camp. After nine months he was sent home to Norway with the German steam merchant Lappland in July 1943. | ||
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